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blowby

blowby is the alternative spelling of blow-by.

Meaning of blow-by

Noun

blow-by (countable and uncountable, plural blow-bys)

  1. In an internal combustion engine, any burnt or unburnt matter escaping from the cylinder, past the (worn) rings on the piston, and into the crankcase.

Forms of blowby

pluralblowbys

Questions about blowby

What is blowby the alternative spelling of?
Blowby is the alternative spelling of blow-by.

Words near blowby in the dictionary

  1. blowbanged
  2. blowbanging
  3. blowbangs
  4. blowbuddies
  5. blowbuddy
  6. blowby
  7. blowbys
  8. blowdart
  9. blowdarts
  10. blowdown
  11. blowdown limit

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